Recall Register

2001 GMC Safari: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2001 GMC Safari. The campaign is 05V099000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Mar 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch. NHTSA has 39 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 05V099000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the hazard warning flasher switch and apply special grease to the contacts at the time of installation of the module free of charge. The repair would be used in vehicles in which the hazard slider button is still movable. If a vehicle has a hazard slider button that is not movable (frozen), the entire multifunction switch will be replaced. The recall began on april 13, 2005. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC at 1-866-996-9463.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 77,055 units in total.

  1. 05V099000Received . 77,055 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain minivans, the multifunction switch may develop an open circuit condition in the stop lamp or hazard lamp circuit that results in the stop lamps and hazard lamps being inoperative.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The loss of stop lamps and rear hazard lamps could fail to warn a following driver that the vehicle is braking and/or is stopped and could lead to a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the hazard warning flasher switch and apply special grease to the contacts at the time of installation of the module free of charge. The repair would be used in vehicles in which the hazard slider button is still movable. If a vehicle has a hazard slider button that is not movable (frozen), the entire multifunction switch will be replaced. The recall began on april 13, 2005. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC at 1-866-996-9463.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 05013. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

39 complaints, 55 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 2001 GMC Safari
  • All 2001 vehicles
2001 GMC Safari: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2001 SafariAll 2001 vehiclesSafari, all yearsMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic272.785.2219.315
Electrical System163.698.663.89
Exterior Lighting90.931.116.35
Steering72.741.659.24
Visibility72.735.1114.54
Engine and Engine Cooling54.5114.2673
Latches/Locks/Linkages54.511.616.93
Vehicle Speed Control36.444.230.62
Structure36.469.644.92
Interior Lighting36.42.56.52

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.

Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
56
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
1 Aug 2014

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2001 GMC Safari, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 11 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2001 GMC Safari
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE04072Preliminary evaluationLOSS OF BRAKE LAMP ILLUMINATIONExterior Lighting / Brake Lights19 Oct 200421 Mar 200505V099000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19852
  2. 19861
  3. 19871
  4. 19882
  5. 19893
  6. 19904
  7. 19913
  8. 19921
  9. 19930
  10. 19941
  11. 19953
  12. 19964
  13. 19974
  14. 19983
  15. 19991
  16. 20000
  17. 20011
  18. 20021
  19. 20031
  20. 20040
  21. 20050

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2001 GMC Safari: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/gmc/safari/2001/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 GMC Safari?
77,055 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the GMC Safari have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the GMC Safari, model years 1985 to 2005. 1 of them names the 2001 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2001 GMC Safari name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 15 of 55 component mentions, or 272.7 per 1,000. For all 2001 vehicles the figure is 85.2 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 GMC Safari open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.